Industrial districts are established to provide areas to meet the needs of the city's present and future manufacturing uses, with consideration given to the need for a choice of sites including access to various transportation facilities; and to protect adjacent residential and commercial uses and existing industries within the districts.

The I-1 light industrial district is established to provide an area for firms engaged in light manufacturing and distribution of goods; to discourage uses incompatible with light manufacturing; to protect the surrounding land uses; and to protect the existing industries within the district. The following uses are permitted in the I-1 district:

(91.1)

Agricultural equipment sales and repair.

(91.2)

Apparel manufacturing plants.

(91.3)

Baking establishments.

(91.4)

Bottling and distribution plants.

(91.5)

Business and outdoor advertising signs.

(91.6)

Cabinet and woodworking shops.

(91.7)

Electrical repair shops.

(91.8)

Gasoline service stations, according to the provisions specified in subsection (82.1).

(91.9)

Ice plants and cold storage plants.

(91.10)

Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments.

(91.11)

Public utility structures.

(91.12)

Restaurants, cafes and similar establishments.

(91.13)

Truck terminals and warehouses.

(91.14)

Wholesale and storage businesses including building material yards.

(91.15)

Other light industries, provided that any industry that may cause injurious or obnoxious noise, vibrations, smoke, gas, fumes, odor, dust, fire hazards or other objectionable condition, shall be required to show that the proposed location, construction and operation will not injure present or prospective industrial development in the district.

(91.16)

Mobile food vendors.

(91.17)

Indoor agriculture, including the derivatives from such agriculture, but excluding the raising of animals.

(Ord. No. 0719201601, 7-19-2016; Ord. No. 1612, 10-6-2020)

The I-2 district is established to provide a suitable area for the location of heavy manufacturing plants, to protect the surrounding land uses, to protect the industries located in the district, and to discourage uses that are incompatible with those designated for this district. The following uses are permitted in the I-2 district:

(92.1)

Any use permitted in an I-1 district.

(92.2)

Bulk storage of petroleum.

(92.3)

Concrete batch plants.

(92.4)

Metal fabricating plants.

(92.5)

Millwork and flooring processing.

(92.6)

Business and outdoor advertising signs.

(92.7)

Railroad terminals and warehouses.

(92.8)

Radio transmission towers.

(92.9)

Stockyards for livestock and swine, slaughterhouses and the processing of poultry and livestock.

(92.10)

Textile manufacturing and processing.

(92.11)

Other heavy industries, provided that any industry that may cause injurious or obnoxious noise, vibrations, smoke, gas, fumes, odor, dust, fire hazard or other objectionable condition, shall be required to show that such conditions will not adversely affect the surrounding districts.

(92.12)

Mobile food vendors.

(Ord. No. 0719201601, 7-19-2016)